IPL 2022: KKR beat CSK by 6 wickets in season opener

An excellent bowling efficiency adopted by an impactful batting effort helped Kolkata Knight Riders beat Chennai Tremendous Kings by six wickets within the opening match of the IPL 2022 on the Wankhede Stadium, right here on Saturday.

KKR bowlers — Umesh Yadav (2/20) and Varun Chakaravarthy (1/23) bowled nicely and restricted Chennai Tremendous Kings to 131-5 regardless of a combating fifty by former captain MS Dhoni (50 off 38).

Ravindra Jadeja (26 off 28) who was main the CSK for the very first time seemed underneath strain whereas batting however former skipper Dhoni scored a well timed half-century and added 70 runs for the sixth wicket to take Chennai to a good whole.

In reply, opener Ajinkya Rahane performed a high quality knock (44 off 34) whereas Sam Billings (25), Nitish Rana (20) and Shreyas Iyer (20 not out) additionally made useful contributions with the bat as KKR chased down the goal in 18.3 overs with six wickets in hand.

Dwayne Bravo was probably the most profitable bowler for CSK along with his figures of three/20.

Transient scores: Chennai Tremendous Kings — 131-5 in 20 Overs (MS Dhoni 50 not out, Robin Uthappa 28; Umesh Yadav 2/20) misplaced to Kolkata Knight Riders — 133-4 in 18.3 overs (Ajinkya Rahane 44, Sam Billings 25; Dwayne Bravo 3/20) by 6 wickets.

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